some states have publishing requirements.  

You can also publish the listing to rent.com, Zillow, etc. for free!

Because a hearing is not a court, but that body is charged with the interpreting the law, applying their rules and opinions (which are not arbitrary but set in published opinions) and then inflict pain!

Other than an additional setup cost associated with the need to publish a public notice in your county of LLC formation, New York has reasonably easy LLC requirements.  

Once the published data catches-up it will be interesting to see if we are experiencing an uncharacteristic spike arising from the temporary relaxation of lending practices a decade ago.

The foreclosure should be published and it should give you an idea of how much is really owed as well.Once it get published in the foreclosure notices, they will get swamped with offers.

Investing in Income Properties: The Big Six Formula by Kenneth Rosen, Wiley & Sons publisher, and Cash Flow & 36 Other Key Financial Measures by Frank Gallinelli,  McGraw-Hill publisher, are the two texts I highly recommend.

It was nicely done in Publisher and had a photo of the house along with a general S.O.W. on front and the second page lined out what he was looking for from the investors as well as what he was offering in return (rate, etc).

Texas has a state supported real eatae research center that publishes a landlod tenant guide written by their attorney.  

Frankie D. have so graciously published for free here on BiggerPockets.